Vikings Executive: U.S. City Besides Los Angeles Contacts Franchise About Possible Relocation

By: Tyler Ward

Vikings spokesman Lester Bagley has said that a U.S. city has contacted the franchise about a possible relocation. Surprisingly, it's not Los Angeles, which comes as a shocker as they have continually pushed hard for an NFL team since losing a team twice, the Raiders (currently Oakland) and the Rams (currently St. Louis).

The Vikings are currently pressing the state of Minnesota to allow them to build a new stadium, replacing the Metrodome.

Bagley, also the team's president, announced the news on Tuesday during a meeting at the State capitol. Two issues at hand include funding possibilites for a new stadium and whether or not to publicly help fund a new place the Vikings would call home.

After the meeting, Bagley declined to tell reporters who the other city was and what their intentions were. Apparently, this city has been in contact with Minnesota over the past year.

Bagley said of the meeting, "We would let that city speak for themselves. I don't think it's our place to say who it is."

Currently at the Metrodome, the Vikings' lease runs up at the end of the season and they have yet to come to an agreement on a new lease. This allows the Vikings to possibly relocate, as they do not have to wait for the lease on the stadium to end.

It has been rumored the past year or so that the Vikings will leave Minnesota after the lease is up for Los Angeles, the largest city in America without an NFL franchise.

According to Minneapolis city leaders, it would be $215 million cheaper to fix the Metrodome instead of building a $1.1 billion new stadium in the suburbs of Minneapolis.

Clearly, it seems as though the Vikings want to move but there is no certainty that they intend to do so.

It looks like we will find out in the coming months as to what happens with the state of the Vikings franchise.

Los Angeles has long been speculated to acquire an NFL team from another city and it is astounding that another city is currently bidding for the Vikings.

Since we do not know who the city is, we can only speculate.

From my standpoint, I think it's got to be one of these cities: Portland, Las Vegas, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Memphis (in my wildest dreams), or Orlando.

And of course, it could also possibly be a city that already has an NFL team such as Miami, Indianapolis, Denver, or Pittsburgh.